Only About Cats.

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This is hard for me to write. Right now, Sadie is fairly active and isn't suffering, but I received bad news about her blood work. None of the medication is working. Her thyroid medicine isn't working and her liver levels are skyrocketing. She also lost weight. We are discontinuing the thyroid medication in the hopes her liver enzyme levels will change. She will still take the liver medication. I am not putting her through radioactive treatment for her thyroid. She's 85 years old (18 in cat years) and radiation would make her suffer for very little gain. We are also trying Hills YD - Thyroid food. But that's all we can do. She has lived a long, spoiled life. She has been loved and she is comfortable right now. Even saying a prayer won't help because of her age. She can't live forever, unfortunately. I do love her dearly and she knows. I've done everything in my power to prolong her life. The life cycle sucks. It really does. Even my parents are in their 80's. I have so much on my mind right now -- so much potential loss on the way. The key is not to mourn for any of it, yet. Celebrate my cat and my parents right now and not take them for granted. Life is so precious. Loving an animal is almost a curse. The love goes deep down into the soul and the animal loves back. The loss of an animal is so painful...BUT...I gotta stop myself. Sadie is still alive and able to cuddle with me. Her quality of life is still good. So, I will have to hold on to the little time we have left together. One day at a time....

P.S. I gave her a bath yesterday. Her feet are clean now.

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Sadie slipped out last night when I went to the lanai to care for the rabbits. (We have a cat door that goes outside). We always make the cats stay in at night. She slept under my daughter's car and she is still there and won't come in. She also wouldn't eat yesterday and vomitted. I hate saying this, but I think she has started the process of dying. Remember, she's 18. Nothing medically is going to stop this. I'm not going to make her suffer with medical tests.

Honestly, God brought the kittens into my life to help this transition. Yes, it is a transition into a new life. Change. The only constant. And I hate change so much.
 
Good news. The appetite medication is working on Sadie and she's eating again. I don't know why she was starving herself, but she's eating more than she has in a long time and she perked right up. It's almost a miracle.
 
I love them all, but Mika is very special. I helped mom with her contraction and watched Mika pop out. Mom forgot to tend to her, so I used a cotton ball to wipe the clear sac off her face and saw her take her first breath. She sneezed! I then placed her near mom to feed. I had to boil scissors and cut all the cords, too. It was beautiful. Life is a miracle!

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Mika being ultra cute! Watch the whole thing. She does cute stuff! Tuxedo kitten! #tuxedo #tuxedocat #mika #kitten. Paula’s Pets · Original audio
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